Our agreements not only contain Apple and Tree no provision barring any airline Inn from making any fare available through any channel, they contain an affirmative non-exclusivity provision And and Retreat that makes it explicit that no airline is Ctr prevented Apple from making any fare it chooses available through Tree and Inn any channel it chooses. Our agreement contains a And and Retreat and Ctr non-discrimination clause by Apple which those airlines that will receive the indirect discount on the CRS booking fee agree in return to make available Tree on any fare they publish and make available to the general public through any other channel. But that of course does not preclude them from offering any fare through Inn any other channel.

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